Mr Loverman is a life-affirming gay love story on BBC1. Lennie James won legions of fans with his portrayal of the troubled but lovable Nelly in Save Me, and now he’s taking on the equally complex character of Barrington Jedidiah Walker in Mr Loverman on BBC1.
Based on the bestselling novel Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo, the eight-part series follows Antiguan-born Barrington Walker, known as Barry to his mates, a big character known around his hometown of Hackney for his penchant for retro suits. Carmel (Sharon D Clarke), his wife of 50 years, suspects that Barry has been cheating on her with other women but little does she know that for decades he’s been having a passionate love affair with his best friend and soulmate Morris (Ariyon Bakare). And now he’s hit 70, Barry has some big choices to make that will rock his family to its foundations. Talking about the series, which has been described as ‘an incisive portrait of a family, exploring aspirations and regret, parenthood, and social expectations about sexual orientation and love’.
